By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
THE State Government has revealed plans for a long awaited $1 million upgrade to a notorious intersection in Narre Warren South.
The upgrade of the Greaves and Pound Roads intersection was announced by Roads Minister Luke Donnellan last Thursday and will be included as part of the Government’s $45 million facelift of Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road.
The uprade will see an additional left-hand turn lane and longer right turn lane introduced near the intersection in an aim to reduce traffic queues.
It’s understood savings from the Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road project carried out between Pound Road and Thompsons Road, started in January last year, will be used towards the Greaves Road intersection upgrade, which was not included in the initial plans.It’s believed roughly 29,000 vehicles use this stretch of Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road near the Greaves Road intersection every day.
A 2012 survey indicated that average queue lengths near this intersection during peak period exceeded 250 metres.
“This is a small project that will do so much. If we don’t act now on this congested intersection, the queue lengths may triple,” Mr Donnellan said.
“These improvements will halve the average delay these road users would have otherwise encountered in the peak.”
Narre Warren South MP Judith Graley said the intersection upgrade was a “valuable finishing touch” to the road project.
“I know many find themselves frustrated when attempting to negotiate this intersection and I`m glad we can now fix it,” she said.
“It’s fantastic to see so many significant roads projects in the local area progressing well, which is a major boost for our local community.”
